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Save the Date
Monday, March 1
Shushan Purim Celebration
Tuesday, March 2
Spring Sports begin
Friday, March 5- Saturday, March 6
All-School Shabbaton
Thursday, March 11- Sunday, March 14
Men's Basketball Tournament
Tuesday, March 16 - Sunday, March 21
Model U.N. Conference
Sunday, March 21 - Monday, March 22
CJHS presents Grease! |
P. O. Corner
Please join the CJHS community of parents learning together for the fourth program in our Parent Education series, "The Changing Moods of Adolescence: What's Normal & When to be Concerned." The renowned director of Erika's Lighthouse, Peggy Kubert, LCSW, will deliver a rewarding presentation to help parents distinguish between the emotional distress their children experience and the typical ups and downs of teen development.
Date: Wednesday, February 24
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: CJHS Bowling, Sweet Nosh, and Rock 'N' Roll!
The Executive Plaza Hotel and Bowling Alley
1090 S. Milwaukee Ave
Wheeling, IL 60090
When: Saturday, March 13, 8:00PM to 11:00PM
CJHS Parent Organization invites you to join in a fun, social evening of bowling, live music and delicious dessert. So get out your favorite bowling shirt and those fashionista bowling shoes for fancy footwork on the alley.
This quaint, retro location is the perfect atmosphere to kibbitz with friends & make new ones. Casually bowl a few games while listening to Troubled Identity-- a local, award winning alternative rock band featuring SSDS alumni. (They've played at Park West, won Battle of the Bands, and are currently signed with a local record label, Out of the Box Records)
Delicious coffee and dairy desserts will be served. Cash bar.
Price: $18 per person by March 5, $20 per person at the door. Any funds collected beyond expenses will be donated to CJHS.
Parent Education
The Parent Organization is very excited about our program for the upcoming year. The program is comprised of three strands: · Issues of Concern to Parents · The CJHS Book Group · Torah Lishma (Learning for its own sake) Please find the details about programs at www.cjhs.org/pdf/
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Gelt Program
The P.O. is pleased to introduce the gift card "Gelt program" to our families. Faculty and staff who buy Gelt will help to support programs provided for the school by the P.O. This program is designed to help families earn money toward their children's junior year Panim program and/or the Senior Israel Experience. The program is a passive earning system, in which you buy the things you ordinarily purchase anyway and earn money which will be credited to your family for designated school trips. If you have any questions, contact Kim Frankel 847.373.1183 kfrankel0721@gmail.com or Sarah Budweg 847.710.1740 sbudweg13@aol.com.
Need stationery? Holiday cards? Family tributes? Order cards from the P.O.! Click here for more information.
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Community News and Events
Sichot Schechter
As part of Solomon Schechter's commitment to promote life-long learning, we invite you to attend one or all of the following presentations, followed by discussions with our presenters. Session 1 on Thursday, February 25, 2010 features Lee P. Shulman, MD speaking about Jewish Genetic Disorders: Assessing Risk From Prenatal through Menopause. 7:30 pm Northbrook Campus, 3210 Dundee Road. There is no cost to attend these presentations. Click here for details!
SSDS Quick Business Connections
On Tuesday, March 2, from 7-9 at Sager Schechter (Northbrook), we'll be having the next meeting of the SSDS Quick Business Connections Networking group.
Bring about 50 business cards and an elevator speech on what you do. We'll have informal shmoozing time as well as roundtable speed-networking time. Anyone affiliated with Schechter (Skokie, Northbrook, CJHS) as a alum or a past or present parent, relative, or employee, etc. is welcome to join us.
Learn more about the Schechter community members and find new opportunities to grow your business, build relationships, or find job leads.
Whether or not you can attend, make sure to join our our Yahoo! Groups listserv by sending an email to ssdsquickbusinessconnections-subscribe@yahoo.com and the "SSDS Business Connections" group on LinkedIn.
Moriah Art Fair
Support local Jewish artists and the Israeli economy: stop by the Moriah Congregation annual art fair. Among the artists displaying work will be CJHS parent Amy Reichert. Click here for details.
Deerfield Public Library: Israel Lecture Series
Modern Israel: A Three-Part Series
Moshe Pomerantz discusses important aspects of today's Israel.
Israel's Neighbors
Wednesday, March 17, 7 p.m.
Take a tour "around the block" and learn more about the countries with which Israel has formal peace and those at war. Discover who is warm and who is cold in Europe and what it might mean for the next few years.
To register for any or all of the programs, click here or call 847.945.3311. |
Sponsor Breakfast
 What's better than a birth
day cele-bration with friends? Celebrate your student's birthday or other milestone with a special breakfast at CJHS.
For a donation of $162 (9x chai), bagels, cream cheese, and orange juice will be served to everyone. An announcement will be made in Tefillah and in the dining hall, and the occasion will also be listed in our weekly E-News.
If you have any questions, please call 847.324.3713 or email ialtman@cjhs.org. Order forms are available online here.
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YPI Kickoff Event Raises $440 for Cancer Research
More than fifty students and faculty showed up for last week's "Lemon-Aid," a fundraiser that included a live band, pie eating contest, and raffles, all raising money for the Youth Philanthropy Initiative's chosen organization: Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. Troubled Identity performed a number of original and cover songs, and motivated the crowd with their classic rock style music.
The Youth Philanthropy Initiative thanks everyone who came to Lemon-Aid and the staff who helped make the event happen. A special thanks to Lauren Pliskin and Alison Dreifuss for chairing the event, Alex Kosarev and Igor Burda for helping to set up the Shapiro Dining Hall, and David Rose for handling all things electronic.
Stay informed for more fantastic Adar fundraisers--including the teacher spelling bee next week! Any teachers interested in testing their spelling skills should contact Aliza Small for more information. Also, be ready for YPI's upcoming silent auction; all those interested in donating items for the auction, please contact Jacob Rabinowitz.
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Chesed Committee Purim Project
The Chesed Committee, one of the twelve Va'ad Tikkun Olam clubs, aims to promote and strengthen the community and culture of our school. This year, as one of Chesed Committee's new initiatives, each grade at CJHS will be having an event to celebrate Purim! On Sunday February 28 from about 6:30-9:30, four families will host the four different grades. Each event will be slightly different, ranging from the Senior Murder Mystery Party to the Freshman Mitzvah Project. For your grade's party details, please talk to Miranda Smerling, Jill Merrick, or Jamie Levin. We hope to see you there! |
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Sandwiches, Sandwiches: A Gourmet Exhibition
This exhibit's opening reception at The Art Center in Highland Park celebrated the students' watercolors and honored Mr. Henry Bernstein. Mr. Bernstein has just completed a Master's Program at Spertus. This year he has been a valued teaching assistant to Mrs. Snyder in her art classes. Mr. Bernstein enjoyed the cake made for him in the shape and design of a sandwich. The exhibit will be at The Art Center in Highland Park through February. |
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Visiting Speakers...
 CJHS welcomes Rabbi Bruce Elder of Congregation Hakafa, who honored us with a dvar Torah last Friday morning. On a lighter note, we are also delighted to host Chicago's resident Jewish-American comedian Joel Chasnoff. Chasnoff, a Skokie Schechter graduate, has just published a new book on his experiences with the "188th Crybaby Brigade" in the IDF. Read all about Chasnoff in this week's Chicago Jewish News.
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Rock 'n' Raise for Darfur
 As part of the Chicago-wide student movement to help the people of Darfur, our CJHS STAND chapter participated in Rock 'n' Raise for Darfur Benefit Concert on Sunday, February 14. Rock 'n' Raise for Darfur is a month-long campaign to raise awareness and funds for Darfuri refugee children. So far, the CJHS students in our STAND chapter have raised over $500 for this cause. Together with more than 50 schools across Chicago, Youth United for Darfur has raised $9,000. By the end of February, we hope to help raise $50,000, the amount required to fund an entire school in a Darfuri refugee camp for one year. With the support of the Chicago community, we are confident that we will be able to achieve our fundraising goal.
Our CJHS STAND chapter aims to raise $1,000 for the Rock 'n' Raise for Darfur campaign. We are halfway to our goal and hope you will consider making a contribution to this important cause. Your donation of $50, $25, or even $10 goes a long way! To make an online donation, visit www.rocknraise.org. Please select the CJHS page. You can also write a check to "Enoguh Project" and contact Jordy Shapiro, Noa Fleischacker, or Noah Weinberg for more information.
On February 25, the Illinois Holocaust Museum will host an event called Education for a Generation. This event begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be a great opportunity for students, teachers, and parents to hear founders of the Darfur Dream Team speak. Tickets are $30 for students and $40 for teachers. Please talk to Rena Forester or Noa Fleischacker for more information. |
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Alumni Trivia
 Purim's here: Purim cheer, spiels from far and wide appear! Which CJHS class produced a full-scale musical for their Purim satire, including such memorable hits as "We're Moving On Up (to the New Building)," "Springtime for Schaffner and Faculty," and a very special CJHS version of "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better!" And who produced it? |
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Faculty in the News
As a member of the Chicago Jewish Healing Network's Chemical Dependency Advisory Board, Rabbi Barkan participated in a conference this past Sunday called the Sober Megillah, a program about addiction and recovery in the Jewish community, hosted by the Jewish Healing Network.
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Alumni in the News
Join Avram "Wolfgang Pachter" (CJHS '06) for a demonstration of Soups, Stocks, and Sauces: Simplified. Avram's cooking show will take place on Wednesday, March 3 from 6:00 - 7:15 p.m. at NSS Beth El, in Highland Park. For reservations and further information, please contact Merle Tovian at 847.432.8900 x 262 or mtovian@nssbethel.org.
Mazal tov to former mathematics department chair Sarah Bierman and her family on the brit milah of her new baby, Shanan Maoz Bierman Cohen. The youngest member of our extended community was welcomed into the covenant in Modiin Sunday morning! |
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All-School Shabbaton
 Purim's almost upon us... can the All-School Shabbaton be far behind? Get excited for the big event of the spring at the Holiday Inn Express in Palatine. The Shabbaton will begin on Friday afternoon, March 6 and will conclude on Saturday night, March 7. Pack your bags, learn your leyning, and get excited! |
Math and Science Opportunities for Underclassmen
Incoming freshmen, try your hand at Summer Sleuths ! Be on a team that searches for a solution to a real-world environmental problem! Investigate information from experts, experiments, and the internet with help from IMSA students and guidance from local teachers. Accept this year's challenge to help shape the future! Check the website for information on last year's problem: the Illinois Department of Transportation challenged the Sleuths to consider the possibilities of using Personal Air Vehicles -- a.k.a. flying cars -- to reduce traffic congestion and pollution.
Freshmen and sophomores, try Energy at IMSA! This program is for the serious student who is avidly interested in energy explorations and alternative possibilities. Participants will spend a week exploring energy through chemistry and physics, connecting with teachers and fellow learners. Free time activities will complement the hands-on exploration. The session will be July 12-16 at Belleville West High School. For more information visit www.imsa.edu and click on summer programs. |
Tiger Basketball
The men's basketball regular season came to an end with several important wins. On Thursday at home against Northtown Academy, the JV won 51-39. Freshman point guard Jake Newlander led the team with 13 points and numerous assists, while sharp-shooting sophomore Danny Hochberg added 10 from the outside.
The varsity also defeated a very quick Northtown Academy team on Thursday 58-53, with junior Aaron Cohn and senior Daniel Eisenberg combining for 42 of the team's points. The varsity made it five in a row on Sunday afternoon with a 59-56 win over friendly rival Fasman Yeshiva, with Cohn and Eisenberg combining for 36 of the team's points, and sophomore center Sam Botbol and junior point guard Zach Spellman each contributing 11 points. The team honored its departing seniors for their contributions to the team in an emotional half-time ceremony on Sunday. The seniors are Max Abecassis, Daniel Eisenberg, Davy Silver, Leo Spornstarr, and Ariel Stoltz.
This week, over 60 Jewish middle school students from throughout the Chicago area will begin the CJHS Junior Tiger basketball feeder league. Run by our coaching staff and varsity basketball players, the league strives to improve the basketball skills of future CJHS student-athletes.
 The men's varsity basketball team plays its IHSA regional tournament at Westminster Christian in Elgin this week where they plan to make it "eight in a row" and go all the way. The team plays Faith Lutheran of Crystal Lake at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, with the second and third rounds scheduled for 8:00 PM on Wednesday and 7:30 PM on Thursday respectively. Please come out and cheer your team on to victory!
Spring sports practices begin the week of March 1, but you must register online in order to participate. Women's soccer, women's badminton, men's volleyball, and men's tennis are offered. Please see Mr. Cohen, Athletic Director, if you have any questions. |
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Alumni Trivia
 The Class of 2008's Tony-award-worthy Purim spiel skewered teachers and students alike in a rip-roaring musical comedy. Highlights included the well-loved school truant singing, "There's No Business Like Ditching Business" and the two loudest arch-rivals in the school proving that anything Shai can do, Richard can do better. (Except--according to their song--inspiring the other second-semester seniors to devote themselves to tefillah and Israel advocacy, which no one can do. Except Mr. Griffith, who can inspire anyone to do just about anything.)
Scriptwriter Richard Kahn ('08), who produced the show and provided the piano accompaniment, is now a freshman at Yale, having completed a year at Yeshivat Ma'alei Gilboa in Israel. One of these days, he promises himself, he will decide on a major; the current front-runners are math, chemistry, philosophy, economics, and religion. In the meantime, he is enjoying himself playing in a klezmer band and coaching a New Haven public school math team.
Co-conspirator Shai Kamin ('08) is in his sophomore year at Yale, where he is studying biomedical engineering and Israel chair at his local Hillel. He also edits the Yale Israel Journal, Shibolleth student magazine, and holds several other Israel-related advocacy positions on campus. "Pretty much everything I do is Jewish in some way, which may be dangerous to my potential med school application," grins Shai, "But it's what I want to be doing." |
 Sponsored Breakfast
Many thanks to the Board of Directors for sponsoring breakfast last week. |
 משנכנס אדר מרבין בשמחה
Purim's here! Candlelighting will be at 5:14 p.m. on Friday, and Purim starts Saturday night. Stay tuned for next week's Purim Edition! | |
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